This past year was a pretty fair one, with typical ups and downs, and I think, overall, things have ended quite balanced. I have been able to share some wonderful moments with friends and family, and have a whole other year's worth of memories to hold dear and to fall back on if 2011 doesn't quite deliver. I have been fortunate to be able to show some very nice dogs this year, although didn't have as much success in the whelping box ... balance.I looked through all of the photos that I blogged this year, and decided that this was my favourite. To me, it represents the efforts of the past, the joy of the present, and the hope of the future. 2011, you have a lot to live up to!
Happy New Year!!
This is a bad time of year to try and stay on top of all the things that demand attention. I have been delinquent in posting anything about Keva's new family, and let's not even talk about all the pumped up activity that goes hand in hand with the celebrations of the Christmas season. I love Christmas, really, but if it had wanted to come a little later this year, that would have been fine, too!We are extremely fortunate to have Keva - "Ch Chelson Satin Image" - here for a second litter. I just recently placed her daughter from her first litter, a lovely tri girl who unfortunately did go "slightly" over size, so this breeding to Am Ch Rosmoor Protocol ROM - "Kenshe" -
bore a multitude of high hopes. Very early last Sunday morning Keva had four blue males (yes, 4!!) and one lone girl, a tri colour. To say that this little lady has all of my attention would not be an overstatement. The boys ... well, yes, the boys seem very nice, but in my eyes, this female is just special. As luck would have it, she has not the slightest interest in returning my affection. In fact, she's very indignant about being picked up and admired, don't even try to cuddle her, and is loud and squirmy about the whole thing. Never mind, I can bribe her into seeing things my way ... eventually :).
I'm pretty sure this boy is a bi blue. I can't see any tan anywhere. He's my favourite little man of the four (and no, his eyes aren't open, it's just the light).
A lovely puppy that I placed from our last litter, born almost a full year ago, went to live with a wonderful family who agreed to let "Oliver" be a part-time show dog when he was ready. We took him out last summer, and at his first show, was Best of Winners and Best Puppy in Group. I had other showing commitments at the time, so we let Oliver stay home and just grow up. We decided to enter him at the London Canine dog show in Tillsonburg, but that was his first indoor show, and he didn't know quite what to make of things, although behaved very well nonetheless. I took advantage of the day and shot these photos.
This weekend we entered Oliver at the Kent Kennel Klub shows in Chatham. On Saturday, judge Kristen Francis awarded him Reserve Winners Dog, Best Puppy in Breed, then Best Puppy in Group. Today, Oliver was Best of Winners under judge Mrs. S. Alexander. He's more than halfway to his championship in just 3 outings, and owners Victoria and Debbie Brewster are very pleased with their puppy! I think they gave him the right "start" with the name they chose for him - "Anamchara A Step Ahead".Oliver is out of our Am/Can Ch Shaydeechase Girl Interrupted (Jolie) and is by Ch Lynphil Mirror Mask. On Saturday, the club sponsored a "Be in the Pink" fund raiser for breast cancer, and the flower I'm wearing was in support of that. There was pink everywhere!
